Sapotaceae FAMILY Endangered

Sideroxylon peninsulare

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sideroxylon peninsulare is a shrub or a small tree usually growing around 2 - 7 metres tall[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Sideroxylon peninsulare is potentially threatened by tourist developments, forest fires and mining activities. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthwest N. America - western Mexico

HabitatShrublands, tropical deciduous forests, and Pinus-Quercus forest, along stream beds and gullies; at elevations from 100 - 1,800 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].